Antique Map-TIERRA DEL FUEGO-STRAIT OF MAGELLAN-CAPE-CHILE-Bougainville-1772

Subject: Antique print, titled: 'Ontwerp van verscheidene Baeyen, ontdekt aan Terra del Fuego over de Ronde Kaep, in de Straet van Magellanes.' - This plate shows the geometric design of several Bays, lying in the Strait of Magellan, between the Cape and Cape Round forward.

Condition: Very good, given age. Orginal folds as issued. Margins cropped close to the plate mark. Small stains in top margin. Stains in right margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: Engraving on hand laid paper.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 27.3 x 21.9 cm. The image size is ca. 20.2 x 14.8 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 10.7 x 8.6 inch. The image size is ca. 8 x 5.8 inch.

Part Number: 54869

Location: A156-40

Description: Reis rondom de weereldt, gedaen op bevel des konings von Frankrijk, in de jaren 1766 tot 1769. Author: Le Comte Louis-Antoine de Bougainville. Publisher: Dordrecht: A. Blusse en Zoon, 1772.

Artists and Engravers: Made by 'A. van Krevelt' after an anonymous artist. Abram van Krevelt (1732-1784) was a Dutch engraver of maps and characters, active in Amsterdam.